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All 67 victims in last week's deadly collision of an American Airlines regional jet with an Army Black Hawk helicopter have been recovered, officials said Tuesday.

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday while approaching the Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River, and multiple people were killed.The crash occurred in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over three miles (five kilometers) south of the White Hous...

The plane crash Wednesday between a passenger jet and a military helicopter is bringing long-brewing concerns over congested U.S. airspace into a full-blown crisis. Airline executives have pushed the government to modernize air traffic control and alleviate congestion in some of the busiest air corridors in the U.S.

The American Airlines regional jet was on a standard flight path before colliding with a Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night, CEO Robert Isom said. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said it is not unusual to have military helicopters flying in the Washington, D.C.

The deadly collision between a military helicopter and a passenger plane sent shares of U.S. carrier American Airlines in premarket trade on Thursday.

American stock was down, but the market impact appeared contained. There were few details on the fate of the passengers involved.

An American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) regional jet that was carrying 60 passengers crashed in mid-air with a Black Hawk military helicopter near Washington DC.  The crash happened just as the Bombardier commercial jetliner was around 300 feet in the air, coming in to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet flying for American Airlines carrying 64 people on Wednesday night. The accident is the worst air disaster in the U.S. in more than 15 years.